Mike Rann

The Honourable Mike Rann AC CNZM
44th Premier of South Australia
In office 5 March 2002 – 21 October 2011
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Kevin Scarce
Deputy	Kevin Foley John Rau
Preceded by	Rob Kerin
Succeeded by	Jay Weatherill
Diplomatic Posts Australian Ambassador to Italy, Albania, Libya and San Marino In office 27 June 2014 – 8 January 2016 Preceded by David Ritchie Succeeded by Greg French Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom In office 23 August 2012 – 31 March 2014 Preceded by John Dauth Succeeded by Alexander Downer] National President of the Labor Party In office 27 February 2008 – 27 December 2008 Preceded by John Faulkner Succeeded by Linda Burney
Leader of the Opposition in South Australia
In office 20 September 1994 – 5 March 2002
Deputy	Ralph Clarke Annette Hurley
Preceded by	Lynn Arnold
Succeeded by	Rob Kerin
Leader of the South Australian Labor Party
In office 20 September 1994 – 21 October 2011
Deputy	Ralph Clarke Annette Hurley Kevin Foley John Rau
Preceded by	Lynn Arnold
Succeeded by	Jay Weatherill
Deputy Leader of the South Australian Labor Party
In office 14 December 1993 – 20 September 1994
Leader	Dr. Lynn Arnold
Preceded by	Frank Blevins
Succeeded by	Ralph Clarke
Minister for Business and Tourism
In office 1 October 1992 – 14 December 1993
Preceded by	Barbara Wiese
Succeeded by	Graham Ingerson
Minister of Employment and Further Education, Minister of Youth and Aboriginal Affairs
In office 14 December 1989 – 1 October 1992
Preceded by	Terry Hemmings
Succeeded by	Kym Mayes
Member of the South Australian House of Assembly
In office 7 December 1985 – 13 January 2012
Preceded by	district established (Briggs) Lynn Arnold (Ramsay)
Succeeded by	district abolished (Briggs) Zoe Bettison (Ramsay)
Constituency	Briggs (1985–1993) Ramsay (1993–2012)
Personal details
Born	Michael David Rann (1953-01-05) 5 January 1953 (age 71) Sidcup, Kent, England, UK
Political party	Australian Labor Party (SA)
Other political affiliations	New Zealand Labour Party (1970s)
Spouse(s)	Jenny Russell (divorced) Sasha Carruozzo (2006–present)
Education	Northcote College
Alma mater	University of Auckland
Profession	Journalist

Michael David Rann, AC, CNZM (born 5 January 1953) is an Australian former politician who was the 44th premier of South Australia from 2002 to 2011. He was later Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2014, and Australian ambassador to Italy, Albania, Libya and San Marino from 2014 to 2016.

Rann grew up in the United Kingdom and New Zealand, completing a Bachelor and Master of Arts in political science at the University of Auckland. Before entering Parliament, Rann worked as an advisor to South Australian Labor Parliamentarians.

Rann became leader of the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party and South Australian Leader of the Opposition in 1994 and led the party to minority government at the 2002 election. He resigned as Premier in October 2011 and was succeeded by Jay Weatherill. Rann is the third-longest serving Premier of South Australia behind Thomas Playford IV and John Bannon and served a record 17 years as South Australian Labor parliamentary leader from 1994 to 2011. He was a South Australian MP in the House of Assembly from the 1985 election and Father of the House from the 2010 election until his parliamentary resignation on 13 January 2012.